albedo

2 definitions found

albedo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Albedo \Al*be"do\, n. [L., fr. albus white.]
     Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light
     reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light
     falling upon that surface.
     [1913 Webster]

albedo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  albedo
      n 1: the ratio of reflected to incident light [syn: albedo,
           reflective power]